Recall · 23V389000
Spartan Fire recalled 2 models over equipment
5
Vehicles covered
2
Models
4
Model years
June 1, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
EQUIPMENT
- The defect
- Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2018-2019, 2021 Gladiator and 2020 MetroStar emergency vehicles. The rope rescue anchor point (hoist ring) may have been improperly assembled, which can allow a hinge pin to separate from the ring.
- What it can cause
- Hinge pin separation from the hoist ring can result in hoist ring failure and increase the risk of injury.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will inspect and replace the hoist rings, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 20, 2023. Owners may contact Spartan Fire customer service at 1-517-543-640. Spartan Fire's number for this recall is 23011.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| Spartan FireGladiator | 2018, 2019 and 2021 | Not published here |
| Spartan FireMetrostar | 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 5 vehicles this is a small campaign: 95% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2018 to 2021, so the oldest vehicles on it were 5 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Spartan Fire vehicles have been recalled over the equipment 4 times before this, most recently in October 2022 as 22V780000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 23 other recalls published here, the newest being: 24V453000 (service brakes, air), 23V818000 (electrical system), 23V747000 (parking brake), 23V631000 (parking brake).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Spartan Fire, LLC with NHTSA on June 1, 2023 as campaign 23V389000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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